Federal grants to Virginia Department of Health
Virginia Department of Health in Richmond, Virginia received $5.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Its largest program was Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs, with $2.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $890,650.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$5.2 million
- Awards11
- Awarded in FY 2025$890,650
- Largest award$1.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $339,218 |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $1.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $890,650 |
Programs that fund Virginia Department of Health
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System | 1 | $117,811 |
| National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants | 1 | $55,117 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance | 1 | $55,000 |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 1 | $16,039 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $4.0 million |
| Department of Justice | 3 | $1.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing surveillance of violent deaths using the national violent death reporting system (NVDRS) - 2022 | Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | August 11, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| Virginia maternal mortality review team: enhancing reviews and surveillance to eliminate maternal mortality - in 2021, the united states witnessed approximately 1205 maternal deaths, with a troubling rise in mortality despite extensive initiatives. Virginia, particularly, has seen a consistent uptic | Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs | August 7, 2024 | $1.2 million |
| The Virginia office of the chief medical examiner (OCME) proposes to implement the Virginia unidentified project. The purpose is to investigate and identify unidentified human remains cases within the commonwealth of Virginia. At present, there are approximately 200 unidentified human remains cases | Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program | September 8, 2023 | $1.0 million |
| Virginia maternal mortality review team: supporting maternal mortality review committees - maternal death continues to take a toll in Virginia. A statewide maternal mortality review team and surveillance system that collects data about all female virginians, who died in Virginia from a natural or un | Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs | August 31, 2022 | $816,256 |
| The sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden death in the young (SDY) case registry: preventing suid and sdy in Virginia - the office of the chief medical examiner (OCME) in the Virginia department of health, part of the commonwealth of Virginia requests funding through core component a (sui | Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs | September 7, 2023 | $454,307 |
| Virginia sudden unexpected infant death and death in the young case registry (suid/sdy) project | Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs | July 13, 2021 | $142,000 |
| In its may 19, 2016 “recommendation to the attorney general,” the national commission on forensic science recognized a shortage of board certified forensic pathologists and a backlog of cases in most medical examiner and coroner offices. These problems affect the quality, completeness and timeliness | National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants | November 4, 2021 | $132,454 |
| Collecting violent death information using the national violent death reporting system maintaining the Virginia violent death reporting system ? A statewide surveillance system | Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | May 28, 2021 | $130,166 |
| Strengthening of the medical examiner system in Virginia | Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System | October 22, 2020 | $117,811 |
| The sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden death in the young (SDY) case registry: preventing suid and sdy in Virginia - the office of the chief medical examiner (OCME) in the Virginia department of health, part of the commonwealth of Virginia requests funding through core component a (sui | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance | January 19, 2024 | $55,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Virginia Department of Health get?
$5.2 million in 11 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Virginia Department of Health the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $4.0 million in 8 awards. The Department of Justice follow.
What is Virginia Department of Health's largest federal grant?
$1.4 million under Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs, with its first action in the period on August 11, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Virginia Department of Health?
Its largest are Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs, Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs and Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program.
Other grant recipients in Richmond
- VA Department of Medical Assistance Service
- Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- Housing & Community Development Virginia Department of
- VA Department of Transportation
- Emergency Mgmt Department of
- State Corporation Commission
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